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TemeTalkEASTHAM • ROCHFORD • STOKE BLISS & KYRE • THE HANLEYS • STANFORD
A community going forward with God
May 2021Published by the churches of the
Teme Valley South Groupand delivered free to every household
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Dear VillagersAs we start to meet again and emerge from along few months of lockdown, I have been re-flecting on what life currently looks like for ourchurches in Teme Valley South. We are blessedwith many expressions of our spiritual lives to-gether, from our seven ancient church build-ings to online services and daily prayers onZoom. Our church buildings hold the stories andhistory of our communities, with some contain-ing war memorials, all having open church-yards and many having personal connectionsfor families who have had christenings, mar-riages and funerals in them over the years.They also offer a quiet place to go and reflect,in peaceful surroundings when we feel theneed. Each of them has a regular worship ser-vice at least once a month; some have more. Each is unique – some in terms of their view,some acoustic for music, some their settling ina visitor attraction or in working farmland. Out spiritual lives go wider than these build-ings though and Walking Church, Café Churchand our Blessings Group are more recently de-veloped ways of coming together. All of these expressions strengthen us in dif-ferent ways to serve our communities of TemeValley South. We also serve our communitiesby caring for each other and offering socialevents such as fêtes and other forms of fundraising. It is wonderful to see that our villagesare starting to have the confidence to plan a fewof these over the summer months. So, alongside the PCC, I’m inviting you on5th June to drop in to an event to share our sto-ries and to think about ... How has church been important in your life?
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Teme Valley South ContactsPriest-in-charge: Julia Curtis 01886 853286Associate Priest: Sally Jones 01584 781526Reader: Pete Thorp 07917 783159
ChurchwardensEastham: Celia Adams 01584 781258 Rochford: Ann Prosser 01584 781317Stoke Bliss & Kyre: Jen Jones 07749 977821Hanleys: Ed Yarnold 07930 882728Stanford: Robin Dean 01886 853295
Pastoral TeamStanford: Lesley Dean 01886 853295Hanleys: Peter Thorneycroft 01885 410484Stoke Bliss: Rochford: Ann Prosser 01584 781317 Jenny Barbé 01584 781298Eastham: Helen Matravers 01584 781510
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Parish newsContinued from page 1
What about church is important to you now? What would you like church to be and to dofor the future? If you are unable to make this then nextmonth in TemeTalk there will be a brief ques-tionnaire to enable to have your say about whatthe future might hold for parish life in timesand in a society which are rapidly changing. Ilook forward to seeing where our future headsin the coming months and years.
Rev’d Julia
From the registersOur prayers and sympathy are with the familyand friends of Arthur Vobe, known as Jack.After his funeral in Bromyard, he was laid torest in Stoke Bliss churchyard on 31st March,a beautiful sunny day. We also hold in our thoughts the familyand friends of Ian Brookes of Stanford whodied recently. His funeral service and burialtook place on 29th April at St Mary’s, Stanford. May they both rest in peace.
Services in May and beyondAs we continue to follow the road map out oflockdown, our churches have begun to haveservices more regularly. We are still followingCovid guidelines, so masks will need to beworn and social distancing maintained, with-out congregational singing indoors. We willreturn to old patterns initially with the reten-tion of daily prayer on Zoom and a monthlypre-recorded service.
Take BreathSilent prayer continues weekly at Kyre churchfrom 4pm on Fridays. We hold about 25 min-utes silence together. All welcome, pleasebring a mask. With the opening of the Antiques Barn andcoffee shop at Kyre Park there is the opportu-nity to make an afternoon of it with a walk inthe beautiful gardens, and browse at antiquesand outdoor refreshments too!
Service times and openingsOur church buildings remain open as below,but if you would like to visit outside of thesetimes, please contact the churchwardens, whowill do their best to accommodate this. You arevery welcome to come and spend some timein these spaces to reflect, to pray and just to‘be’ for a quiet moment.
St Peter & St Paul, Eastham Tuesday 9am to duskSt Mary, Stanford on Teme Thursday 9am to duskSt Mary, Kyre Wyard Friday 2.30pm to 5pm
Church to be attended Silent Prayer ‘Take Breath” 4 to 4.30pm
St Michael, Rochford Wednesday and Sunday 9am to duskSt Peter, Stoke Bliss Friday 10am to 4pmAll Saints, Hanley William Saturday 9am to 4pm
Thanks to all of you who are willing to airthe churches and have offered to lock and un-lock. Without you we could not re-open.
I don’t know much about art but ...A group of us have been meeting via Zoomonce a week over Lent to discuss paintingsand commentaries in a book by Sister WendyBeckett (you may remember her from her TVseries about art). Our discussions, and thepaintings, were interesting and challengingand we have decided to continue them look-ing at paintings that reflect the nine gifts of theHoly Spirit listed in chapter 5 of the Epistle tothe Galatians – love, joy, peace, patience, kind-ness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness andself-control. The sessions will be on Monday eveningsstarting on 10th May running from 7.45 to8.30pm. You would be most welcome to joinus. If you are interested please email TVS Ad-ministration ([email protected]) andinclude the titles and painter of any paintingsthat fit any of gifts that you think would be in-teresting to look at and discuss.
Rev’d Julia
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Because of the current difficulties, I decidedto delay April’s draw until May – thereforewe will have two draws in May! This year theprice of each subscription is again £10 – forthis you will be entered in each of 12 monthlydraws with the possibility of winning £50 or£30 or £20 each month. If you still wish to take part and have notso far entered you can to contact your local co-ordinator or … If you have internet banking you can sub-scribe by bank giro credit – the account nameis North Teme Group of Churches Tote Ac-count – sort code 20-39-64 – account number30947539. Please give your name and districtas a reference, and also email me [email protected] Or you can send a cheque made payableto TVN Tote to me at Rectory Cottage, Stan-ford Bridge, Worcester WR6 6ST. If you have any queries about the Tote,please contact me on 01886 853295 or [email protected].
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Hello and goodbyeWe would like to welcome the Thornley familyto Rochford. We hope they will be happy livingin Rochford and enjoy the friendship and activ-ities that this community has to offer. Sadly Nick and Carol Rubery are leaving thevillage for pastures new. We would like tothank Nick and Carol for all their help with vil-lage activities over the last eight years. Theirvillage highlights for me include Carol’s Minifull of balloons and Nick’s TVR at the fête, Nickarranging and running the bar, and Carol as“Mrs Pimms” at Rochford Rocks, together withpractical help and advice with risk assessmentsand health and safety. We hope you will keepin touch and still come and visit when you can.
Rochford Open GardensWe currently have around six gardens to beopened on Sunday 27th June, 2 to 5pm, withmany thanks to people that have volunteeredso far. The gardens are well spread throughoutthe village and will provide a lovely relaxingSunday afternoon. If Covid restrictions arelifted, cream teas will also be on offer. It would be great to have a few more gar-dens to visit in the village, so please can you letAnn know if you are willing to open your gar-den.
Neighbourhood lunchesTake-away neighbourhood lunches (deliveredor collected) will be available on Friday 14thMay. As usual please bring your own platesand let Ann know by the previous Monday.From this month the lunches will cost £6, thefirst rise since we started in 2012. Where hasthat time gone?
Rochford RocksRochford Rocks will return on Saturday 21stAugust – a great event with live music, danc-ing, hot food, homemade puds and a Pimmsand real ale/cider bar. We all need a goodparty, so put the date in your diary.
Rochford FêteRochford Fête will be on Sunday 22nd August,the quintessential village fête and dog show.We will need donations for the tombola, whiteelephant, plant and book stalls, so if you arehaving a post lockdown tidy-up, please bear itin mind!
Future eventsWe’re planning a Big Breakfast followed by awalk. The date is still to be decided so watchthis space for more information. We also hopeto be able to have events in the village hall laterin the year, including our ever-popular quiznight and the murder mystery evening thatwas cancelled at the start of lockdown last year.
Church services in RochfordPhysical church services, subject to Covid rules,are taking place again at 6.30pm on the secondSunday and 10am on the 4th Sunday in themonth. Everyone is very welcome.
We need your help!Community events take significant planningand setting up, so we would really appreciatesome additional ideas and help to make theseevents as successful as possible. Offers of helpwith any of the functions will be greeted withopen arms. We are planning an open meetingon Friday 21st May at 7.30 to discuss this year’svillage events. Please come along and tell usyour ideas and let us know if you are able tohelp with any of the events. It will be in thegarden at Parsonage Farm. Please contact An-drew on 01584 781298 or [email protected]) if you have anythoughts or ideas, and please come to the meet-ing if you can.
Rochford village hall car parkThis is a private car park belonging to the vil-lage hall, not a public one, and a contributiontowards its upkeep would be appreciated. As lockdown eases and the hall gets busier,unauthorised parking on the carpark is anissue. Both long and short term parking canonly be allowed with permission and paymentfor a permit. These can be obtained from AnnProsser, 01584 781317, or Norma Goodall, 01584781395. Your cooperation on this matter will bemuch appreciated.
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Our horse chestnut treeThe horse chestnut or conker tree is a large de-ciduous tree of the same family as soapberryand lychee. The seed and leaves are used fortreating haemorrhoids and swollen veins! Fas-cinating, I hear you say, but what has that to dowith Stoke Bliss? During the storms in March a large limbbroke away at the collar from the main trunkof the horse chestnut tree in the churchyard atStoke Bliss. The limb caused some damage – itlanded on the fence at the back of the church-yard, pushed a couple of gravestones off theirfootings and unfortunately split one in half. Yetrather amazingly the other branches weavedthemselves among the other grave stones withno ill effects. Local tree surgeon Lee Johnson has in-spected the tree and has confirmed that the treeis healthy and there is no indication of bleedingcanker. The plan is to chip and log the tree limb,repair the fence and return the gravestones totheir rightful locations. A big thank you to ev-eryone who has helped and supported us withthis.
Jen Jones, Churchwarden
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E a s t h a m J o t t i n g sCoffee morningThe next coffee morning will be on Wednesday5th May at 10.30am by Zoom. This month’s fa-cilitator is Diana Clarke and the theme is “yourfavourite flower – and why”. If you have afavourite flower story you would like to shareand cannot make the meeting, please send yourcomments to Celia and they will be shared. If you would like to join and/or need helpwith Zoom, please call Celia Adams on 01584781258 or email [email protected] will get an invite on the morning ofthe coffee morning. Next month, on 2nd June, we will be in thenew hall, Covid regulations allowing, withtable service. The facilitator will be CeliaAdams.
Church spring cleanMany thanks to all who came and helped withthe spring cleaning of the churchyard and thechurch for the summer months.
Teme Valley ToteNew to the village? Why not try the £10 tote? Ifyou want to join, please drop in cash to East-ham Court or the church or phone Celia Adamson 01584 781258 for bank details.
Eastham FêteOnce you have all calmed down from being al-lowed out and you’ve had your fix of visitingfriends, shopping and drinking, turn yourthoughts to Eastham’s Fête and Produce Showon 15th August from 12 noon. This year’s 52nd fête will be a great oppor-tunity to get together with friends and neigh-bours and to pit your newly honed gardeningand craft skills against theirs for one of 14 cups.The schedule is out and your copy should havebeen delivered. If not, please contact [email protected] or 01584 781505 and we willsend you a copy. It will also be a great opportunity to see in-side our new village hall, so come along, join inand make this year’s fête one to remember!
Eastham Memorial HallThe new Eastham Memorial Hall is ready forhire! The first event will be the election on Thurs-day 6th May. It will be possible to view the in-side of the hall from the polling booths. The hall is available for hire from 17th Mayin line with national guidelines. With social dis-tancing the hall can accommodate 14 seatedand 35 standing until 21st June. In normal timesthe capacity is 160 standing and 76 sitting.There is a fully fitted kitchen and bar area anda smaller room. The hire charges are on the website,www.easthammemorialhall.org.uk. For furtherinformation please contact Mike Palfrey on07967 854267 or email [email protected]. For bookings please con-tact Helen Matravers on 01584 781510 or emailher at [email protected].
Eastham Memorial Hall AGMThis will be on 17th May. The public meeting isopen to all Eastham residents. It will be held inthe new hall with the newly installed wifiwhich has been financed by a grant fromACRE. Those who don’t wish to venture outcan therefore join by Zoom and those presentcan observe social distancing. If you would liketo attend please contact Celia Adams on 01584781258 to book your place. The accounts will beposted on the website before the AGM whenthe independent examination has been com-pleted by Barbara Selkirk ACCA.
BroadbandWe have secured a grant of £560 to fund broad-band in the new hall for the next two years, en-abling virtual meetings to take place. Thanks toACRE for the grant
Flowers, cleaning and sidesmanMay – Tammy StarlingJune – Helen Matravers
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Clearing ditchesEach village appoints a lengthsman who istasked by the parish council to complete tasksin the parish such as cutting back vegetationaround signs. This parish has used the lengthsman histor-ically to keep ditches clear of debris and mud.This cannot now continue without the councilbeing notified by the landowner. Go to theWorcestershire County Council’s website atwww.worcestershire.gov.uk and pinpoint thereported incident on the map. The council willconsider whether the situation needs attention.A photo may help.
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Village HallThe village hall will of course be open for thelocal elections on 6th May. After cleaning it ishoped that table tennis and art classes can beginagain after the middle of May subject to Covidregulations. Further clarification can be obtained from EdYarnold (07930 882728) or Tracy Stuart-Allen(07972 183164).
Telephone boxAnother suggestions has been put forward forthe future use of the redundant telephone box –a charging point for electric cars. Further inves-tigations are being made to see if this is a viableoption.
Church servicesAs reported elsewhere, normal services aregradually being reintroduced, which will beeasier when restrictions are eased and warmerweather comes! Singing Easter hymns outsideat Hanley William in a snow flurry on the Sun-day after Easter was some experience! Jane De-lahay bowed out from her unofficial role ofcustodian of the church at this service, aftermany years of service, and we thank her for allher hard work in preparing the church for ser-vices. This is a good chance to say thank you toJulia and her team for providing some form ofvirtual worship throughout the benefice duringthe last twelve months.
Peter ThorneycroftMore Hanley Happenings on page 13
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Stanford • Stanford • StanfordWhere to begin again?At the time of writing (17th April) we areslowly emerging from lockdown 3 with a verylong roadmap before we are back to a new nor-mal. We have had a beautiful display of daf-fodils in the churchyard and on the roadsideduring March and April and spring has ar-rived!
Our Future and God’s ChurchDo you have an interest in the future of theChurch in Stanford? If so you should attend ameeting to discuss the future of the Church inTeme Valley South at Hanley Rectory on Satur-day 5th June. Please let Robin know if you areinterested or would like to help in the organi-sation.
The new normal We are returning to our normal schedule of ser-vices in Teme Valley South with a Holy Com-munion service at St Mary’s at 10am on the firstSunday in the month (2nd May and 6th June).Unfortunately all Covid precautions continueto be in place.
St Mary’sSt Mary’s Church is open from 9am to 6pmevery Thursday during May. There will be acontinued need for social distancing when inthe church and you will be asked to use theprovided hand sanitiser both on entering thechurch and on leaving. Thank you to Anthonyfor opening up each Thursday.
CommunicationsIf you wish to be kept in the ‘village loop’,please let me have an email address. If youdon’t have one, please let me know and we willtry to phone you. Alexandra and Cecilia aremaintaining a Stanford Facebook page whichwill have the latest information. There is also aTeme Valley South Parish website and a TemeValley South Facebook page.
Parish Giving SchemeWe will contact you about this by letter oremail.
Easter in StanfordWe had a very moving service in St Mary’s onMaundy Thursday evening. On Friday Cate and Cecilia walked a crossfrom St Mary’s to Hanley Rectory (thank youto them – I reckoned it would take three quar-ters of an hour but it took almost an hour anda half). Crosses were walked from all the otherchurches in Teme Valley South for an open airservice on the lawn. The crosses were thentaken to the Dawn Service, blessed and re-turned to their church for their Easter morningservice. The Easter Dawn Service was at 6.10am –Cate, Robin and Lesley arrived at 5.30am to getthe fire going (thanks to David Lane for provid-ing the brazier and the wood) and prepare forthe communion. Robert Barlow was in chargeof lighting the Pascal Candle from the brazierand then getting it inside without it beingblown out – this he managed and then eachmember of the congregation had an individualcandle lit until we could switch all the lights onand celebrate the Resurrection. We were re-warded by a beautiful sunrise on leaving theservice. Thanks to Julia, Robert, John and Petefor all their input to making this a memorableHoly Week.
After lockdownWe should be planning a village event to cele-brate once lockdown is fully over. Any ideasto Robin please.
Volunteers please – againPeople have recently joined both the churchcommittee and the village hall committee butwe would welcome some more especiallywhen the crisis is over. What are we going todo to celebrate the end of this crisis? Robin(01886 853295) is happy to explain what is in-volved and you are welcome to attend one ofour meetings when they return so that you cansee what it is like. We still need people to or-ganise and assist.
Robin Dean
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Our Future and God’s ChurchTimes of lockdown have brought some bless-ings in the midst of challenges and this feels tobe a good moment to engage in a broad con-versation about the shape of the future as TemeValley South churches begin gently to emergefrom lockdown. Do come along on Saturday 5th June toHanley Rectory Garden between 10am and3pm as we capture stories about how churchhas been important to you and how you mightlike church to be in the future. Covid compliantlight refreshments will be available. Please let TVS Administration ([email protected]) or Rev Julia know ifyou will be coming and book an hourly slot.
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“We were lucky that we could stay open duringall three lockdowns,” says Louise Mawditt,owner of Angel Gardens, “so we could delivercompost, plants and seeds to all the people whohad been bitten by the gardening bug duringthe pandemic and couldn’t come to us.” Angel Gardens, at Mill Farm Country Retail,Stanford Bridge, celebrates its third anniversaryon 28th May. Louise stocks a huge variety ofplants – pond plants and marginals, alpines,the most beautiful hellebores as well as shrubs,climbers and fruit trees. Her two polytunnelsare full of bedding plants and vegetable plantswhich will be available towards the end of thismonth, and she is also taking orders for hang-ing baskets. Last year’s hanging baskets werevery popular and she is happy to see so manyreturning customers now that lockdown re-strictions have finally eased, and to have hadso much positive feedback. The Angel Gardens shop is packed with gar-dening essentials, seeds, gardening gloves andsecateurs and a big display of indoor plants.There is also a range of children’s gardeningequipment, which Louise hopes will encouragethe younger generation to learn to love garden-ing. Louise is especially pleased that Angel Gar-dens has been chosen to stock David Austinroses. This year has seen a huge drop in pro-duction so David Austin is only supplying afew gardens centres in Herefordshire andWorcestershire and Louise is delighted that shewill have a gorgeous selection of beautifulhealthy roses. Outdoor garden furniture is also in short
supply at the moment so Angel Gardens islucky to have a good range of rattan chairs andsofas as well as a few aluminium and powdercoated sets. As well as Helen, who has been working atAngel Gardens for the last year, Daphne the catis always around, tripping people up and get-ting as much fuss from the customers as shecan. Louise says she is good at testing the gar-den furniture, less good when she starts chas-ing dogs out of the shop! Louise is still offering a free delivery service,but why not come to Angel Gardens and see allthe beautiful plants for yourself. You can makean afternoon of it now that Mill Farm CountryRetail if fully open – The Den serves deliciousfood and coffee and there is a great selection ofindependent retailers selling a wide range ofgifts. Louise, Helen and Daphne would like to saya huge thank you to all the fabulous customerswho have supported them throughout the lastyear. Louise says, “We wouldn’t be here with-out you and we look forward to seeing youagain soon”.
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Anna Fletcher’s plant sale will be taking placeat Hanley Court Gardens on Saturday 8thMay from 9.30 am to 4.30pm. Despite the very variable weather Anna hasmanaged to produce a fantastic selection of an-nuals, perennials shrubs and tomato plants.Reference books and The Journal of HardyPlants will be available for further information.This is an opportunity to buy a tremendousrange of plants, some not generally availableelsewhere, and the many people who pur-chased stock last year will I’m sure be back.
Any money raised will be divided betweenthe Air Ambulance and local community initia-tives in the village. To meet Covid regulations please come witha suitable mask. Hand sanitisers will be avail-able at the Gardens. It would be helpful if youcould let me know (07836 733072) roughlywhen you might be arriving to avoid too manypeople arriving at once. There is plenty of carparking at the Gardens – the entrance is thefirst drive on the right about half a mile past thechurch on the road to Eastham.
During the last three years we have becomeused to passing the racehorses operating fromthe stables on top of the hill. Here GeorgieHowell trains and her daughter Tabitha Wors-ley rides on the National Hunt circuit. This yearthey had a runner, Sub Lieutenant, in theGrand National. They rightly received a lot of pre-race pub-licity both on the television and in the newspa-pers and were rewarded with a fourteenthplace out of an entry of 40 horses. Tabitha wasone of only two woman jockeys to complete
the race and Georgie was one of only three En-glish trainers to have a horse who finished – nomean achievement for a very small yard, sovery well done to both of them. The Hanleys have a long tradition of racingstarting with the Kerbys after the war on thepoint-to-point circuit and it is fitting that Caro-line should now ride out for Georgie, followingin the footsteps of her uncle and aunt, bothleading riders in their time.
Peter Thorneycroft
Plants! Plants! Plants!
Putting Hanley Childe on the map
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Just before we won the WorId Cup in 1966 Ipassed my driving test. This allowed me to usethe family car, an Austin Westminster, and latera Ford Zephyr 6, and occasionally dad’s busi-ness van, the Austin J4. The van was hopelessfor romance as he often used it to ferry sucklercalves from Hereford market and there was al-ways some evidence of them in the back. Having started drivingtractors (Fordson Major orDexta) it was novel to findyou didn’t need to keep steer-ing to make the car go straighton! My parents received ChildAllowance of about 10 shill-ings a week and they squirrelled this away in apost office savings account for me. When I lefthome to start college in 1967 those savingsamounted to about £500 (nearly £10,000 intoday’s money) and I convinced myself Ineeded a car! With my father’s help I found a1958 Morris 1000 convertible and off I went. Before long the problems started. The rearwindow in the hood failed, the clutch neededreplacing, the brake pads were worn and, worstof all, with passengers aboard the doors wouldnot shut. We had an answer for this – keep the
doors shut and jump in over the top with thehood down – not so good in wet weather. The structure was beyond repair so the carwas parked up at home and rotted away. Thefront seats had a short after-life as surprisinglycomfortable deck chairs. As a slow learner I followed this with an-other Moggy (hard top this time) and then an
MG Midget (I must havelooked very big indeed in thelittle thing).
By the mid 1970s I had aMini Clubman and then, aftergetting married, a TriumphSpitfire for our honeymoonand when the wheels fell off
that, a Triumph Dolomite. In 1981 I found the holy grail, a company car.The firm asked me what I would like, withinreason. I asked for a black Ford Cortina. After amonth or so the new car arrived – a white Vaux-hall Cavalier. It had vivid red upholstery in fauxleather and automatic gears. I drove all over thecountry in it and grew to love it. This was myfirst experience of a non British Leyland car. Since then my cars have been much more re-liable but much less interesting.
Brian Griffiths
My motoring memories
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“I’ve enjoyed everything I’ve had to do with the village ...”
Sally Jones moved to Eastham in August 1979.Moving on to Tenbury, she says, “I’ve enjoyedeverything I’ve had to do with the village”. She and her husband Reg bought the for-mer school on the Highwood. Turningit into a family home was a task tomake you either laugh or cry, sothey called it “Comedy”. LaterSally moved, staying on theHighwood, to 2 Old SchoolHouse (so named as it too hadbeen a school). Describing her-self as a “city girl”, they had de-cided to give living in Eastham acouple of years to see how it went.They settled and in her time in East-ham, the Jones family had three weddings,one baptism, one funeral and an ordination. In the Teme Valley Sally discovered thebeauty of the landscape, the sense of commu-nity and the joy of seeing the coming and goingof the seasons. Even the rain was all right, andsnow she describes as “brilliant” so long as youhave what you need in the house and can notgo out for a few days. The sense of communityshe describes as the way the village comes to-gether when there is someone in need, givingthe example of the offers of support that shehad when Reg died. Change in the village has been gradual.When she moved in there were already fewerfarmers than in previous generations. Theschool had closed. They were not unusual incommuting for work. There was a library vanthat used to visit and a grocery van. Theirplaces have been taken by supermarket homedelivery vans and numerous other delivery ser-vices. There has been very little new housebuilding with some barns being converted tohousing. The fête and flower show has continued yearon year. She remembers in her early days beingimpressed by the super competent women run-ning the fête tea tent. 37 years later she knewshe was really part of the village when she wasinvited to help with the teas. The church has changed. Entry used to be
through a door with an unwelcoming creak.Children should be seen and not heard, indeedchildren were better not to be in church at all!
A cup of tea after a service was unheard of.Now the door doesn’t creak. Children
are welcome in services and (untilCovid intervened) refreshmentsand conversation after worshipare part of the church’s life.
Sally has served on nearlyevery village organisation. Hermove to Tenbury has been
prompted by her eyesight, whichis all right for driving at present,
but sensibly she has decided tomove when she can rather than when
she must. Her house already feels like home,especially as Tenbury has been her local townfor the last 42 years. But it’s not “goodbye” toEastham or Teme Valley South Churches. Shestill feels very much part of the community andintends being part of its life. Villagers and Teme Valley South churcheslook forward to her ongoing participation.
Robert Barlow
Sally writes ...Thank you all very much for your kind
good wishes for my move down the road toTenbury. I have been carried on a waft of flow-ers and prayers, cards and messages. Here Iam in my bright upstairs living room, formerlythe home of Margaret Morris of Eastham so it’ssomehow all of a piece. Daily new shrubs andflowers are coming into bloom in the garden. Istill have Clee in my sights and the birds singall the day long. I have been made most wel-come by neighbours. God is indeed good. I am delighted to receive visitors in mysunny front garden at 3 Berrington Mews, soplease drop by whenever you like. We havemuch to look forward to this summer.
Sally [email protected]
01584 819435
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Walking Church has been going for just over ayear, and what an interesting year it has been!The good news is that organised walks comeinto the category of organised outdoor sportingevents and are not subject to the rule of six. Wecan be relaxed about numbers, though we needto ensure proper risk assessments are done,contact details kept etc. Our Walking Church for this month will beon Sunday 16th May, the Sunday after Ascen-sion Day. There is a very pleasant walk acrossarable fields and pasture with stunning views,starting at the lay-by on the B4204 just outsideRochford (just before Rochford Mount). It's justunder three miles but it does have stiles.They're not difficult ones but when I gave it atest walk earlier I was glad I had only taken asmall dog, not the large one. We'll meet thereat 2pm and please let me know if you're intend-ing coming as even though we can be relaxedabout numbers we still need to ensure an ap-propriate group size.
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Recently the Archbishop of Canterbury, JustinWelby, launched Daily Hope, a free phone lineoffering hymns, prayers and reflections 24hours a day during the lockdown. The line re-ceived more than 6,000 calls in the first 48 hoursof its launch. The free phone number is: 0800 804 8044 It opens with a greeting from the Archbishopfollowed by a number of options: * To listen to a full message from the Arch-bishop of Canterbury 1 Hymns We Love 2 Hymns line – for some uplifting hymns 3 Prayer line specific and relevant for coron-avirus times 4 For more options which are as follows; 5 Daily Church of England service 6 Morning and evening prayers 7 Covid-19 advice
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Paul Northwood – an appreciationJenny and Ian Northwood have expressed theirappreciation of the support they have receivedafter the loss of their son Paul (see page 6), sofor my appreciation of hislife I quote some extractsfrom the eulogies read athis funeral on 18th March. Ian and Jenny North-wood have been at Pi-geonhouse farm, Kyre formany years and brought up their children,Paul, Rob and Julie, there. Rob and Paul bothused the outbuildings for their workshops. Myoak porches at my cottage were built by themand their banter as they discussed the buildingoften centered on their different approaches tomeasurement tolerances – builder Rob usinggreen oak needed very different tolerances forhis work than master carpenter Paul, workingwith seasoned oak and needing much finer tol-erances for fitting the doors. In the eulogies from Charles Kightly whoworked with him, commissioning furniture ofa suitable era and style to furnish historichouses, and Paul’s wife Claire and daughterBethan there is a common theme of apprecia-tion of a man who lived life to the full as crafts-
man, hub of the village, good neighbour, dearfriend, much loved husband and father. Charles mentioned some of the many build-
ings where Paul’s workcan be seen including theOld House in Hereford,and a place that also fea-tures in Claire’s tribute, thebar at the Greyhound pubin Llangunllo. Here, as
Claire puts it, he would sometimes overstay themidnight curfew while discussing villagewalks, duck races and the next meeting of theAgricultural Rodent Specialist(ish) Extermina-tors, otherwise known by their less impressivetitle, ‘arsie’. When summoned by local farmers,a group would gather with their terriers andvarious contraptions to smoke rats out. Bethan recalls hours spent in the workshopat home helping her dad – told “it’ll only takean hour, then something would go wrong andwe’d be figuring out for the rest of the eveninguntil it was perfect again”. So as we say goodbye to Paul and toast hismemory, may we learn from his life and try toget and give as much as he did.
Maggie Kingston
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Wish list for donationsThere are still items on the list on the hall web-site. To donate please telephone Mike Palfreyon 07967 854267 or email [email protected]..
Memorial Hall Events TeamThe team consists of Claire Davies, Jane Spils-bury and Simon Neary. Please complete yourquestionnaire and return to the hall around 6thMay.
Community gardenHelpers are needed to repair the grass area, puttogether some wooden planters and do someplanting. This will have to happen with socialdistancing in mind. If you would like to help tomake the site look its best in time for the open-ing, please contact David on 01584 781505.Where there’s a will, there’s a way!
Millennium weathervaneThis has been reconditioned, thanks to MattHall, and will be fitted on the Memorial Halllater in the year, when all the snagging is com-pleted.
Memorial Board restorationThanks to everyone who has given so kindlyfor the restoration of the Eastham and Orletonboard, especially those in Orleton who havejoined those from Eastham to raise the money.We now have £800 of the £995 we need. Cash,cheques (made payable to Eastham MemorialHall) or online donations to Celia Adams [email protected].
Bird boxThanks to Mike Palfrey for making a bird boxand to Wilf Knott who has donated a furthertwo double boxes. Wilf is unwell at the momentand his daughter Louise is arranging a trip forhim to see the new hall. Eastham Church do-nated its Easter collection of £60 to Louise’scharity, Read UK. Thanks to Wilf for years ofbird boxes throughout Eastham and beyond.
Celia Adams
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There has been some discussion in the press re-cently about the importance of spelling andpunctuation. Precision in language used to beconsidered important for clarity and under-standing, but now apparentlycorrect English is a tool of cul-tural oppression. Hull Univer-sity plans to drop therequirement for proficiency inwritten and spoken English,and academics at WorcesterUniversity have been told thatif spelling, grammar and punctuation are not“central to the assessment criteria”, studentsshould not be judged on them. If, like me, you pride yourself on alwaysusing clear concise English, properly spelt andpunctuated, you may need these new rules tomake sure you always get it write.
Prepositions are not words to end sentenceswith.And sentences should not begin with a conjunction.Shy away from clichés like the plague.Absolutely always avoid annoying alliteration.
Be more or less specific.Parenthetical remarks (however useful) are(usually) unnecessary.Contractions aren’t helpful and shouldn’t be
used.One should never generalise.Comparisons are as bad asclichés.Abandon ampersands & abbreviations etc.Cut out commas, that are, notnecessary.
Parenthetical words however should be en-closed in commas.Never use a big word when a diminutive onewould be sufficient.Don’t overuse exclamation marks!!!Take care to use you’re words appropriately.Its important to use the apostrophe in it’sproper place.Who needs rhetorical questions?Exaggeration is a billion times worse than understatement.Proofread carefully to see if you any wordsout.The spell cheque is knot always write.
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Rochford Parish CouncilOur annual Parish Council meeting is on Mon-day 10th May at Rochford Village Hall startingat 8pm followed by an ordinary Parish Councilmeeting.
Telephone boxMany thanks to Tom Jones for giving the tele-phone box a makeover with a lick of paint, andkeeping it clear of vegetation etc. Councillorshave decided to start with a book swap shop.If you have any shelving that would fit in thetelephone box, please let the clerk know.
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Are you fed-up with doing the same old walks?Then Walking in Worcestershirewww.walkinginengland.co.uk/worcestershireis the website for you! With hundreds of walks to download andprint, free, it also has books of walks, contactdetails for all the walking groups in the countyand much more. Whether you want to walk onyour own or with a group, all the informationis there in one place. John Harris of Walking in England said,“There is so much walking information on theweb but it is difficult to find. Walking inWorcestershire has brought it together in oneplace so whether you are walking from home
or away on holiday, you will be able to find awalk suitable for you”. With walks from half a mile to more thantwelve miles long and a note of suitability forpushchairs and wheelchairs, everyone can finda walk to enjoy. So home or away, check out the websitesand get walking! John Harris
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... hot cross buns. Yummy! A tasty traditionalGood Friday treat. Not so traditional this year,though, as supermarkets advertised hot crossbuns with chocolate, with rum soaked raisins,with chilli and chocolate (chilli and chocolate?!?). However a Facebook post from my niecewho runs a restaurant in Pukekohe, NewZealand, gave me the biggest shock. She waspromising customers a hot cross bun baked
with a Cadbury’s creme egg inside, the wholething deep fried, sprinkled with cinnamon andserved with hot fudge sauce. It was only after I’d read the post severaltimes to take in the full horror of this Eastertreat that I noticed the date – 1st April. I dohope it was an April fool’s joke ...
SG
Fantastic Worcestershire Walks
One a penny, two a penny ...
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One of the unexpectedeffects of living throughthe pandemic has beenthe increase in the num-ber of households keep-ing a family pet. Monthsof coronavirus lockdownand the prospect of in-creased future home-working have combinedto give many people theextra time they need tobring a pet into theirlives. Dogs have beenparticularly popular, per-haps because they offerthe health benefits of ex-ercise and access to thegreat outdoors as well asproviding companion-ship. Stroking an animal’s fur can lower a per-son’s blood pressure, so even cat owners,whose pets are generally ill at ease on a walk,can get to see a health benefit too. As with all things in life, the pleasure ofanimal ownership has to be weighed against
the disadvantages thatpets can cause. As a catowner I’m all too awareof the effects my felineshave on the local rodentand bird population andI know that keeping awell-stocked bird tabledoesn’t redress the bal-ance. I’ve tried to min-imise predatorybehaviour by fitting bellcollars and keeping thecatflap locked at night,but neither action hashad much effect. I was in-terested therefore to readabout research from Ex-eter University which hasfound a strategy that ap-
pears to help. The study asked people tospend ten minutes each day encouraging theircat to pounce on a feather attached to a string,followed by play with a toy mouse. Over thetwelve-week trial owners noted a reduction oftwenty-five percent in prey caught. The studylooked into diet too, and found that cat foodwith a high meat content also reduced thenumber of prey animals brought through thecatflap. Sadly dogs are no more popular with birdsthan cats. When off the lead dogs can disturbground-nesting birds and can threaten thebreeding of endangered species such as larksand curlews. Keeping your dog on a lead onwalks through bird-nesting habitats is ad-vised. At least small mammals are safer withdogs than cats, although some types of dogare known to attack hedgehogs. A different aspect of pet ownership whichmay affect wildlife is the use of antibiotics andanti-flea medi-cations which, if used inappro-priately, can have unforeseen consequences.Antibiotic resistance is a serious problem inhuman medicine and given that some drugsare used for both people and animals weshould use antibiotics in pets only when they
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are absolutely necessary. Antibiotics should al-ways be used with restraint so that they stayeffective when we really need them. Flea medications are pesticides and it is ofconcern that they are now being detected inrivers, including our own River Teme. Thesechemicals can harm freshwater invertebrates,a lack of which impacts on creatures higher upthe food chain, such as fish, amphibians, batsand birds. I would urge the use of anti-fleamedication only in pets suffering an infesta-tion. The common practice of using them reg-ularly as prophylaxis against fleas is notjustified and is likely to cause greater environ-mental disturbance in the future. The next meeting of the Teme ValleyWildlife Group is on 13th May and will be con-
ducted via Zoom. The talk is called “Butter-flies of the Malvern Hills” and will be givenby Mel Mason. Please consult our website orFacebook page for details of how to join. Weinvite everyone, members and non-membersalike, to take part. All are welcome. For up-to-date information on what wildlife isbeing seen in the area, or to give us your sight-ings or comments, visit our Facebook page.
Stephanie Mocroft
Our programme of events, bird survey and archivephotographs are available on our websitewww.temevalleywildlife.co.uk We normally holdmeetings on the second Thursday of the month. Allare welcome. Contact us by telephone on 01568750413 or by email at [email protected].
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What’s on in Teme Valley South May 5th Wednesday Eastham Coffee Morning by Zoom, 10.30am 8th Saturday Plant Sale, Hanley Court Gardens, Hanley William, 9.30am-4.30pm 10th Monday Rochford Parish Council annual meeting, Rochford Village Hall, 8pm 11th Tuesday Hanley Parish Council meeting and AGM, Village Hall, 7.15pm 14th Friday Rochford Neighbourhood Lunch (delivered or collected) 16th Sunday Walking Church, 2pm 17th Monday Eastham Memorial Hall AGM, Eastham Memorial Hall 18th Tuesday Hanley Parish Council Meeting and AGM, Hanley Village Hall, 7.15pm
June 2nd Wednesday Eastham Coffee Morning, Eastham Memorial Hall, 10.30am 5th Saturday Our Future and God’s Church, Hanley Rectory Garden, 10am-3pm
July 7th Wednesday Eastham Coffee Morning, Eastham Memorial Hall, 10.30am
August 4th Wednesday Eastham Coffee Morning, Eastham Memorial Hall, 10.30am 15th Sunday Eastham Riverside Fête, Eastham Memorial Hall, 12 noon 21st Saturday Rochford Rocks 22nd Sunday Rochford Fête
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ServicesMay/June 2021
We are praying online daily via Zoom so do email Rev’d Julia if you would like to join us.If you have a prayer request to be included please ring or email Rev’d Julia or your local pas-toral team member – see Teme Valley South Contacts on page 2.
The Blessings Group continues to meet weekly and is coordinated by Richard Skerrett whocan be contacted on 01886 853099 for details.
Online Sunday services continue. For details see:• Teme Valley South Churches Facebook page• Our website, www.temevalleysouth.org• Google ‘A Church Near You’ and put in your postcode to find us• The Church of England has a pre-recorded weekly online service: search Church of England weekly services or go to www.churchofengland.org/more/media- centre/church-online/weekly-online-services
Sunday Services (Subject to change – check with your churchwarden or Rev’d Julia)
Please bring a facemask for services inside a church building
Sunday 2nd May10.00am Stanford Holy Communion6.30pm Stoke Bliss Evening Prayer
Sunday 9th May10.00am Hanley Childe Outdoor service celebrating Rogation6.30pm Rochford Evening Service
Thursday 13th May Ascension Day Online Pre-recorded Ascension Day Service
Sunday 16th May10.00am Eastham All Age Service2.00pm Walking Church6.30pm Hanley William Evening Communion
Sunday 23rd May10.00am Rochford All Age Service and Communion6.30pm Kyre Celtic Prayer
Sunday 30th May10 to 11.30am Hanley Rectory Garden Café Church – BYO Picnic (parking at Hanley Village Hall) (Please let Rev’d Julia know if you are coming)
Saturday 5th June10am to 3pm Hanley Rectory Garden Our Future and God’s Church – see page 10
Sunday 6th June10.00am Stanford Holy Communion6.30pm Stoke Bliss Evening Prayer
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Do you remember when Neil Armstrong walked on the moon?
Do you want to use PCs/laptops/tablets/phones etc to get better deals on insurance or energy, to make bookings, to shop online or to use eBay to buy and sell items?
Do you have problems connecting to the internet, printing, organising your files (documents and photos), setting up emails, using spreadsheets, producing documents (letters, reports, novels or diaries)?
If you can answer “yes” to these questions, then you need
I’ve been helping individuals and organisations to embrace information technology for over 40 yearsI will visit you in your home or business and assess your needs
The first assessment visit will be free after which I will charge £25 per hour Please contact Robin on 01886 853295
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Silver Surfer Support
Silver Surfer Support
A M BRIDGE PROPERTY SERVICES LTD
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MARK BRIDGEtelephone 01584 781356 • mobile 07971 530595
Rochford, Tenbury Wells
For prompt reliable attention and personal service call us!
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